Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Mariah Carey reveals further details of secret ’90s alt-rock album
nme.comMariah Carey has revealed further details of her secretly-recorded 1995 alt-rock album, ‘Someone’s Ugly Daughter’, which she released under the moniker, Chick.The singer broke the news late last week on Twitter, in an extract shared from her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.Carey captioned the post: “Fun fact: I did an alternative album while I was making [1995 album] ‘Daydream’.
Just for laughs, but it got me through some dark days. Here’s a little of what I wrote about it in #TheMeaningOfMariahCarey.”Carey shared further details about the release during an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert earlier this week.“I did it for laughs. [Alternative rock] was such a popular genre at the time,” Carey told Colbert.“I was like,.
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